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Air Conditioning
Air Conditioning
EGEE 102
Function of an Air
conditioner
Humidity in air
Relative
Humidity
A measure of of
much water is
in the air
relative to the
maximum
amount air can
hol at that
tmperature
Principle
A. Expansion Valve
B. Compressor
Arrangement
TYPES OF AIR
CONDITIONERS
Room air conditioners
Central air conditioning
systems
Heat pumps
Evaporative coolers
Air Conditioning
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Types of Central AC
split-system
Packaged
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Energy Consumption
Air conditioners are rated by the
number of British Thermal Units (Btu) of
heat they can remove per hour. Another
common rating term for air conditioning
size is the "ton," which is 12,000 Btu per
hour.
Room air conditioners range from 5,500
Btu per hour to 14,000 Btu per hour.
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Energy Efficiency
Today's best air conditioners use
30% to 50% less energy than
1970s
Even if your air conditioner is only
10 years old, you may save 20% to
40% of your cooling energy costs
by replacing it with a newer, more
efficient model
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Energy Efficiency
Rating is based on how many Btu per
hour are removed for each watt of
power it draws
For room air conditioners, this efficiency
rating is the Energy Efficiency Ratio, or
EER
For central air conditioners, it is the
Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, or
SEER
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Central AC
National minimum standards for
central air conditioners require a
SEER of
9.7 for single-package and
10.0 for split-systems
Units are available with SEERs
reaching nearly 17
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Numerical Problem
A EER from 5.0 to 9 saving and pay
back period
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